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Global stocks fall on China growth woes, Fed concerns
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell sharply on Thursday as surprisingly weak data from China and Europe raised worries about slow growth a day after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke broached the possibility of reducing stimulus that has...Tags: Services and Shopping, Intel Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Herman Van Rompuy, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Soccer-Norwegian championship results and standings
ReutersMay 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Tuesday Tuesday, May 21 Sarpsborg 08 3 Valerenga Oslo 3 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Stromsgodset IF 11 8 2 1 24 7 26 ------------------------- 2 Rosenborg... -
Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: Israeli Settlements, Israel, European Union, Religion and Belief, World Bank Group
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Bahrain blogger escapes to Britain
ReutersBy Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years. A leading voice among protesters during anti-government demonstrations in 2011, Ali...Tags: Bahrain, Justice and Rights, Political Dissent, Civil Rights, Punishment
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares near 5-yr high as central bank rally rolls on
Reuters* MSCI world share index at highest since June 2008, Dax at record high * German data lifts euro, pressure remains from ECB rate cut threat * Reserve Bank of Australian cuts interest rates to record low * Aussie dollar falls, stocks trim earlier losses on...Tags: Australia, Petroleum Industry, Japan, European Central Bank, Germany
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Industrialised nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped in 2011
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, April 26 (Reuters) - Industrialised nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped 0.7 percent in 2011, helped by a U.S. shift from high-polluting coal in power plants and by Europe's economic slowdown, data...Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, European Union, Environmental Issues, Global Warming
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Find the perfect cruise
Cruise! A Guide to Ships and Trips From SutroMedia by Anne Chalfant $3.99 for iOS and Android What it is: a comprehensive guide for everyone from the Baby Cruiser to an Old Salt. Helpful filters sort cruises based on price, pampering, and travel-...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Apple iCloud, Trips and Vacations, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corporation
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Justin Bieber concerts foil Norway schools' midterm exam schedule
Five schools in Norway have cried "Uncle" in the face of the force that is Justin Bieber. "Believe" it or not, they're moving midterms up a week so as not to conflict with the pop star's scheduled shows in Oslo on April 16 and 17, the original testing...Tags: April Fools' Day, Nicole Polizzi, Medical Procedures and Tests, Norway, Students
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Oslo at Christmas time
ReutersDec 7 (Reuters) - Oslo dresses up in white lights ahead of Christmas but keeps the spirit of the season partly under wraps as befits a reserved Nordic capital with a winter shroud of darkness and some of Europe's highest food and drink prices....Tags: Renzo Piano, Arts, Entertainment Events, Museum of Modern Art, Dining and Drinking
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Review: Vasily Petrenko makes Shostakovich new with the L.A. Phil
Music CriticVasily Petrenko is a slender, stylish Russian conductor dashing enough for Hollywood – he could have easily have pranced on camera in “Anna Karenina.” As an unknown 30-year-old in 2006, he took over the struggling Royal Liverpool...Tags: Russia, Entertainment, Music Industry, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Norway killer Breivik laments censorship, cold coffee behind bars
World NowAnders Behring Breivik gunned down scores of teenagers in a methodical killing spree last year on the Norwegian island of Utoya, at one point telling fleeing youths, "You're all going to die." Now behind bars, Breivik has held forth on the topic of... -
A melancholy day: 'Oslo, August 31' ★★★★
Simple, honest and very possibly great, "Oslo, August 31" spans a day, an evening and an early morning in the life of a recovering drug addict. Right there most of you reading this review will think: No, thanks. Life's difficult enough. But some films,...
Tags: Reprise (movie), Entertainment, Norway, Movies, Human Interest
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